James herva jones



(N6 Model) ..J. H. JONES.

PUSH BAR.FOR MOWING- MAGEINES.

N0. 504,419. Patianted Sept. 5, 18.93.

Minesses: Inven%or:

UNITED -STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES HERVA JONES, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T EMERSON, TALCOTT &CO., OF SAME PLAGE.

PUSH-BARFOR MOWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 504,419, da.tedSeptember 5, 1893.

Original application filed November 18, 1884, Se'ria.l N0. 148.235.Divided a.nd this application filed May 18, 1891. Seria.l N0.

393.220. (N0 model.

1 T0 all whom it may concefn:

Be it known that I, JAMES HERVA JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Il1inois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Push-Bars forMowing- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This application is a division 0f an application filed November 18,1884, Serial N0. 148,235.

The object of this invention is t0 construet a push-bar for mowingmachines, having its end bent to form a self-lock in its connection withthe eoupling-bar.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1,is an isometrical represeutationof the push bar embodying the features of my invention, Fig. 2, showsits applicat-ion to a, mowing maehine.

This push-bar A is designedtq conn ect the' eutting apparatus of amowing machine with the main frame in such manner as 110 permit thecutting apparatus to have free rocking and vertical rising and -fallingmovements, which are necessary for the successful manipulation of themaehine. This push-bar is of rectangular bar forma, having 0110 endformed with an eye and its other end in cylindrica1 form, having asection 1 bent ab right angles t0 the main portion of the bar, andanother section 2, bent at right angles t0 the section 1. This push-baris placed in position with the main frame and pr0vided at its forwardend with a, projeotion 1 substantially at right angles 110 the bar, anda further projection 2, substantially at right angles 1:0 the projeetion1, whereby the said push-bar is made self-loeking when the projeetionson its front end are inserted in the perforation on the coupling-baraQnd the bar swung into position for nse.

JAMES HERVA JONES. Witnesses:

AUGUST LIND, A. O. BEHEL.

